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2001-2002
News
An
international Campaign
to support Dr. Saadawi and Dr. Hetata
Cause for celebration...
July 30th, 2001: the Egyptian Court dismissed
the case against Dr. Saadawi and Dr. Hetata. All
charges have been dropped. Thank you all for your support.
While
on the Guestbook and Message Board we will post all messages that
we receive, including opposing messages and ones that are seriously
critical of Dr. Saadawi and her opinions, please note that we will
not tolerate hate or insulting messages, more specifically ones
that come from individuals who give a barrage of insults but do
not have the courage to leave their email address. Those have been
removed.
- Very rare audio files
have been added, from a panel discussion with Dr.
Farag Foda and Dr. Saadawi at the AWSA headquarters, which
took place October 1989. An English transcript of excerpts from
Dr. Foda's speech is also on that site.
- Read
about, and participate in, the AWSA conference in Cairo 2-5 January,
2002.
- Fighting
against hisba. August 11 meeting.
- Reasons
why court case had been dropped.
- Life
will go on, Khaled Daoud reporting from the court hearings.
Ahram Weekly, 2-8 August, 2001.
- Court
rejects Saadawi forcible divorce case.
- For information on
the AWSA conference, please visit the AWSA
page on this site.
- If you are interested
in Dr. Saadawi's and Dr. Hetata's articles and books, please note
that we shall be posting full length books in Arabic and English,
as well as articles by both of them on this website. This will
begin as of today, June 28th, 2001. You may find the articles
on the Articles page, and the books
on the Books page.
- Images
from the June 18th meeting.
- News
of the Sunday solidarity meeting at the Egyptian Writers' Union,
and the Court Case today, June 18th 2001.
 Saadawi
Receives Official Court Notification, June 3, 2001.- Clarification
Regarding the divorce case filed against Dr. Nawal El-Saadawi
and Dr. Sherif Hetata May 26, 2001.[ Also read Arabic
Text of the clarification. ]
- Urgent
Message from Dr. Saadawi and Dr. Hetata,
May 24, 2001. One case has been dropped and another case is still
pending and is due in court June 18th.
- Update
May 25, 2001. Message from AMEWS.
Introduction
to the Case
In
the NEWS
Introduction
to the Case
Renowned
Egyptian writer Nawal El Saadawi and renowned husband/writer
Serhif Hetata are currently facing a law suit to divorce them
on the basis of 'hisba'.
Lawyer Nabih Al Wahsh has filed the suit against them [read
the TEXT of the case against
Dr. Saadawi and Dr. Hetata in Arabic] because of
a published interview conducted by Al-Midan newspaper
[March 6, 2001] in which Dr. Saadawi has expressed
opinions that the lawyer perceived as anti-Islamic.
A committee
has been formed comprising Egyptian human rights activists,
feminists, women's organizations, human rights organizations
and individuals to lead the campaign to support Dr. Saadawi
and Dr. Hetata. The committe is called the The Egyptian Committee
for Solidarity with Nawal El-Saadawi.
While this
website has been formed only following the case, it is indeed
meant for the longer term, as a tribute and a long-overdue honoring
of both Dr. Saadawi and Dr. Hetata.
For
information on hisba cases, you may view articles by Ahmed
Sobhi Mansour discussing the Nasr
Abu Zaid case:
- Hisba:
A Historical Overview
- A
fikh and legal response to the verdict of the court of appeals
- Asking
People to Repent
- Seprating
Spouses
[Read a
summary of the current situation [Arabic
version], May 21, 2001].
In
the NEWS
- I
pronounce you still man and wife. Cairo Times, 2-8
August, 2001.
- Free
speech lobby fails to impress Egyptian mainstream. Middle
East Times, August 3, 2001.
- Did
hisba ever go away? Khaled Daoud in Al Ahram Weekly,
June 27, 2001.
- Article
in Dutch newspaper. de Volkskrant van 18-05-2001, Pagina
4, Buitenland
- The
price of freedom, Al-Ahram Weekly,
31 May - 6 June 2001
Issue No.536.
- Lawsuit
against Saadawi tossed out, Middle
East Times, June 1, 2001.
- La
rsistance aux mollahs de tous bords, Les Pnlopes, May
2001. Also in English.
- Egyptian
Feminist Saadawi Still Fighting Strong, Reuters,
May 28, 2001.
- A
War Against Intellectuals Egypt is gunning for dissident thinkers
who dare to ... think , Newsweek International Edition,
June 4th, 2001.
- Une
clbre fministe gyptienne poursuivie pour apostasie par les
islamistes Le Monde, Mai 26, 2001
- Egypte
: nouvelle atteinte aux droits de l'homme ! Article for
Le Monde [unpublished yet] .
- Une
clbre fministe gyptienne poursuivie pour apostasie par les
islamistes. Al Oufok, publication lectronique du
Mouvement Dmocratique Arabe. N 22 - Semaine du 28 mai au 3
juin 2001
- The
Prosecution rejects case against Nawal El Saadawi, Al
Jazeera online , May 25, 2001. [in Arabic]
- Saadawi
rejects lawsuit alleging she 'scorned Islam,
Tariq Hassan-Gordon , Middle
East Times, May 25, 2001
- Committee
formed to support Nawal Saadawi, Akher Saa, May 23,
2001, issue 3474. [in Arabic]
- Over
the Line, Khaled Dawood, Al-Ahram Weekly 26 April
- 2 May 2001, Issue No.531
- Falsifying
my opinions is a terrorist attack against me, Akher Saa,
April 25, 2001, issue 3407. [in Arabic]
- Egypt's
Mufti says: if she insists on her opinions, she is an apostate,
Akher Saa, April 25, 2001, issue 3470.
- Lawyer
files a law suit against Nawal Saadawi, Al-Jazeera online.
April 4, 2001. [in Arabic]
- Off
with her head, Khaled Dawood, Al-Ahram Weekly 12
- 18 April 2001, Issue No.529.
- Al-Hayat
article [in Arabic] 5/18/2001.
- Hetata
and Saadawi challenge the hisba law suit. Arabia online.
May 16, 2001. [in Arabic]
- BBC
Arabic News Service, April 24, 2001. [in Arabic]
- BBC
Arabic News Service April 24, 2001 [in Arabic]
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